Brad Halsey vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Brad Halsey
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Brad Halsey built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 4.84 and 1.568 for Brad Halsey. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Halsey and Bruce Sutter

Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
286.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
10.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
5.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.905
0.905
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
40.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
5.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.94
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
35.99
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Brad Halsey and Bruce Sutter

Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
286.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.79
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.23
91.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.591
0.591
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Halsey and Bruce Sutter

Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
88
851.61
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
62
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
483.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
505.79
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
8.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
96.77
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-3.14
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.71
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
183.87
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
58.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brad Halsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Brad Halsey
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100